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April 6, 2021 President Martha E. Pollack sent the following message April 6: I am delighted to be writing you today to share good news about our plans for in-person Commencement celebrations for the Class of 2021. We are still awaiting additional guidance from New York state on COVID-19 public health measures for graduation events. But we are moving forward, in the interim, with plans that adhere to ongoing essential public health measures of masking, physical distancing, and outdoor gathering...

Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande get major payout after BTS HYBE buys Ithaca Holdings Entertainment Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande get major payout after BTS HYBE buys Ithaca Holdings Scooter Braun has officially promised artists like Ariana Grande, J Balvin and Justin Bieber major equity payouts after HYBE agreed to buy Ithaca Holdings. The entire deal between Braun and BTS’s agency HYBE has reportedly come up to $1.05 billion and a sum of $40 million will be paid in equity to staff and artists ou...

Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, J Balvin to See Big Paydays From Scooter Braun Mega Deal A commitment of $50 million was divvied up between SB Projects acts and longtime staffers. Shirley Halperin, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail In the merger between BTS’ label HYBE and Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings, Braun’s SB Projects (SBP) roster of clients — among them Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, J Balvin and Demi Lovato — are set to become significant shareholders in a capital increase meant...

ITHACA, NY (WSKG) — Following weeks of speculation that its police reform plans would lead to “abolishing” the police department, the Ithaca Common Council voted to approve its recommendations Wednesday. Counter protestors, some affiliated with Black Lives Matter and Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America, gathered on the Ithaca Commons during a “pro-police’ rally in March. (Vaughn Golden/WSKG) Amid a few hours of deliberating over particularities in the wording of the proposals, it ...

Context After his prison release in July 2019, Rivera started working for nonprofits that aim to eliminate economic and racial disparities in Tompkins Countys criminal justice system and volunteered to help homeless residents stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. To brainstorm ideas to reform local policing in 2021, local officials picked roughly 40 people — including Rivera — to help them gather information from historically marginalized groups. Origin On March 29, 2021, The New...

Plan to revamp police force moves forward in Ithaca Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail Black Lives Matter is seen along East Green Street where is passes under South Aurora Street, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Ithaca, N.Y. The nationwide reexamination of policing after the killing of George Floyd has led the Ivy League town in New York to consider an ambitious and contentious plan to remake its force. A proposal would replace the 63-officer Ithaca Police Department with a new Department of ...

ALBANY, NY (WSKG) – The leader of the State Senate, Andrea Stewart-Cousins says he’s determined to steer the senate through budget negotiations with Governor Andrew Cuomo, even though the governor has ignored her calls for him to resign over a sexual harassment scandal. The Senate Leader, along with most of the majority party Democrats in the chamber, have called for Cuomo to leave, after multiple women have alleged he sexually harassed them or behaved inappropriately. Stewart-Cousins says ...

The bill, called the  Humane Alternatives to Solitary Confinement Act, was approved by the Assembly Tuesday and is scheduled to pass in the Senate on Thursday. This Jan. 28, 2016 photo shows a solitary confinement cell known all as “the bing,” at New York’s Rikers Island jail.  (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) “On Thursday, we will be passing HALT,” said Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Westchester. “I know so many people have been really hoping we do, and we’re happy ...

NEW YORK NOW – Democrats who control the state Legislature in New York took another step toward raising tax rates for wealthy New Yorkers Monday, with each chamber presenting its own proposal for this year’s state budget — valued at more than $192 billion. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, meanwhile, appeared to suggest at a public appearance Monday that Democrats should tread carefully with new taxes on the rich, fearing they could backfire. New York State Assembly Credit: New York NOW “How you raise...

Police officers from several law enforcement agencies are learning SWAT team skills in a course now underway in Broome County.